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Laredo ISD Students Earn CISR Designation, Start Internships with IBC Insurance Agency

Seven Laredo Independent School District students earned the Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation in January through an innovative high school program. Administered by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, the CISR High School Program provided the students with the opportunity to earn the nationally recognized insurance designation before graduation. The program equips students with vital pre-career exposure and technical industry training, providing them with a significant advantage as they enter the workforce.

Successful Risk Managers Have These 5 Attributes

Risk management involves crucial skills that are becoming increasingly important in today’s business world. Many companies face a variety of risks, including financial, operational, reputational, and strategic. To manage these risks effectively, they need strong risk management practices and a skilled risk manager. In this post, we will explore the essential characteristics that every successful risk manager should have.

Insurance Producer Coaching- Ignite Your Sales Passion!

Meg McKeen, CIC is back in the podcast studio with Chief Marketing Officer, Mitch Dunford and Scott Stricklin, CIC, CRM! An inaugural cohort member of

School Districts Targeted for Cyber Attacks: Is Yours Prepared?

In September 2022, the FBI and the CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) warned of ransomware attacks “disproportionately targeting the [K-12] education sector.” In the same

A Byte-Sized Tech Chat with Garret Droege, CIC

Awkward Insurance hosts Dustyne Bryant and Ashley Fitzsimmons have a fun conversation with Garrett Droege, CIC Director of Innovation and Digital Risk Practice Leader at IMA Financial and Co-Founder of IMA web3Labs, about beautifully complex concepts around web3, insurtech, and machine learning technologies in an effort to understand how these concepts may apply to the insurance industry and independent agents and agencies in particular. Believe it or not, you may already have a “tech-stack” in your agency, so the next step forward may not be as concerning as you think.

Protect Your Clients from Cyber Threats: 5 Must-Know Insights on Cyber Insurance

Here are five major takeaways from our PROfocus Cyber Risk course for insurance and risk professionals working with cyber liability.

Unpacking the Minds of Two Insurance Organization Leaders: A Candid Conversation

This episode of Nat Alliance NOW is a powerhouse of insights and expertise as Director of Academic Content, Paul Martin, CPCU and Chief Marketing Officer, Mitch Dunford, join forces to bring you an exclusive interview with two major insurance organization leaders: John Costello, CIC, CRIS the Chairman of the National Big I, and Gerald Hemphill, CIC, LUTCF the President of the National PIA.

Build a Confident & Credible Career with the CIC Designation

Insurance producers understand the importance of continually improving knowledge and skills to better serve clients. One way to ensure that you stay on top of

Law & Lezlee: Becoming an Expert Witness

“The main goal is trying to educate people and help them understand not right from wrong, but the right and wrongs in the industry itself,

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